Heinrich d'Arrest discovered NGC 1298 on 4 Jan 1864 with the 11" refractor at Copenhagen Observatory. His position (observed on 2 nights) is very good and he accurately measured a mag 13-14 star that precedes by 8 seconds of time. The MCG misidentifies MCG +00-09-063 as NGC 1298.

400/500mm - 17.5" (10/24/87): fairly faint, small, oval slightly elongated WSW-ENE, weak concentration. NGC 1289 lies 22' WNW.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb